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Chapter 38 Burning the Dike with Vinegar
Soon, the old man appeared in front of Su Qing and others again.

“There are two pieces of intelligence related to the tax inspector.

One of them is the salt mine in Taizhou, South Zhili.

Water began to seep more than a month ago, and the well workers were unwilling to go down the well because they knew there was going to be a blowout.

The well owner bribed the tax inspector who was in charge of salt affairs.

The eunuch ordered the governor of Taizhou to send soldiers to escort the supervisors down the well to collect salt.

However, within an hour, a blowout occurred, and the entire salt well was flooded.

Of the two hundred salt workers, not one escaped."

a month ago?
The original owner's father died four or five months ago, so he should not be the tax inspector of Taizhou Salt Mine.

"Where's the other one?"

"The copper mine in Xiaofeng, Huzhou.

Two months ago, Xiaofeng experienced heavy rain for half a month.

The Xishao River embankment suddenly broke, and the Xiaofeng Copper Mine was flooded, killing more than 300 miners.

The mine supervisor was dismissed and has now returned to Yingtian Prefecture."

Two months?
The timing is also wrong.

Just when Su Qing thought that this trip had yielded no results, Lin Pingzhi suddenly spoke up: "The Xiaofeng Copper Mine was flooded, and there's something else going on."

"What's the secret?"

"Not long ago, because of the Sword Manual of Exorcism, I fled all the way and unknowingly escaped to Zhejiang Province, but was captured by a group of people.

They took me and a large number of laborers to the Xishao River embankment.

At that time, I thought they were arresting people because it was the flood season and they were reinforcing the levee.

Guess what they asked us to do?
Let's collect firewood, light a fire on the stone slabs of the Xishao River embankment, and roast the foundation stones of the embankment.

After grilling for a while, they will pour the vinegar prepared in advance on it.

This is not the way to strengthen a levee, but the way to make lime.

The stones that are roasted and then doused with vinegar will turn the entire Xishao River embankment into tofu dregs.

When the flood season comes, the levee will no longer be able to withstand the flood and will simply be washed away.

This is why there was a flood in Xiaofeng.

In fact, they also had the idea of ​​killing to silence the witness.

It was just that the levee broke for a time beyond their control. I was swept into the flood and thus saved my life.”

The levee was burned, the flood was artificially created, and the Xiaofeng Copper Mine was flooded?

Su Qing's mind turned quickly: "There is such a possibility.

Problems arose at the Xiaofeng Copper Mine several months, or even half a year ago.

This problem is too big to be covered up.

In order to completely prevent anyone from investigating the problems at Xiaofeng Copper Mine.

Two months ago, they would have burned rocks and caused floods.”

Since it is confirmed that there is a problem with Xiaofeng.

Su Qing was also a man of action. He immediately mobilized many Western Factory soldiers to go out and target Xiaofeng.

……

"Your Majesty, there is indeed a problem in Annan.

In early July, Annan invaded Champa, and Champa sent envoys to Yunnan.

Now, I am still staying at the residence of the Duke of Qian. Duke of Qian, Mu Cong, requests the emperor to pacify Annan."

The Mansion of the Duke of Qian is actually the Prince Mu's Mansion that later appeared in The Deer and the Cauldron.

As for the Duke’s Mansion, why is it also called the Prince’s Palace?

In that year, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, ordered Fu Youde, Lan Yu and Mu Ying to conquer Yunnan.

The Yuan general Bazashi Walmi was defeated and fled to Dianchi Lake. The Ming army pacified Yunnan.

Afterwards, Fu Youde and Lan Yu returned to Nanjing, while Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son, Mu Ying, Marquis of Xiping, stayed in Yunnan.

Because the Mu family had been in Yunnan for a long time, their authority grew day by day; and because Mu Ying, the ancestor of the Yunnan Mu family, was posthumously named the King of Qianning,
Therefore, the people called it the Mansion of the Duke of Qian, and based on Mu Ying's "Mu", they called the Mansion of the Duke of Qian the Prince of Mu's Mansion.

“It’s actually true.

Then "The History of Ming Dynasty" is also true.

Doesn’t this mean that in the twenty-third year of Chenghua, I will be assassinated and die?
There isn't much time left." Two months had passed since Zhu Jianshen obtained the Great History of Ming Dynasty.

When he had nothing to do, he would read the History of Ming Dynasty to see what it was about and use it to pass the time.

As a result, he saw that Daming belonged to the fire element and was easily soluble in water.

He saw that the future Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao died at the age of 30 shortly after falling into the water.

Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youjiao also died of illness after falling into the water.

Coincidentally, both emperors tried to seize military power from the civil service.

Emperor Zhengde fought against the power of civil officials by cultivating a group of eunuchs and leading the army in person.

The Tianqi Emperor used Wei Zhongxian to attack the Donglin Party.

"Liu Jin, the powerful eunuch during Zhu Houzhao's reign, might not have been a good person.

However, his death was not just because of his goodness or badness.

Liu Jin dispatched a nationwide investigation of farmland, restricting the occupation of land by gentry and military officers. He also dispatched a large number of officials from the inner court, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of War to conduct a nationwide investigation of military settlements, imperial farms, granaries, grain transport, and salt administration. The purpose of the investigation was to restore the amount of land that was turned over to the government and increase the revenue of the national treasury (including his own).

Zhu Houzhao's Liu Jin is similar to my Wang Zhi.

I let Wang Zhi take charge of the Twelve Regiments with the intention of intervening in the military.

Therefore, in the history of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Zhi was targeted by civil officials and was forced to go to Nanjing to retire at the age of twenty.

Then, could it be possible that my death in the twenty-third year of Chenghua was also due to the so-called Great Bright Fire Virtue, which is insoluble in water?"

Using history as a mirror, we can understand the rise and fall of nations.

Zhu Jianshen would never allow future changes to happen to him.

Wang Zhi can be reused.

Su Qing, the deputy commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, can also be used.

After a moment, Zhu Jianshen recovered and glanced at Cao Zhengchun: "You have also worked hard and made great contributions. From today on, your ban will be lifted. Go down!"

Cao Zhengchun bowed and retreated to the front door before turning around, opening the door and leaving.

At this time, it was already dark.

"Forget it, let's summon Wang Zhi tomorrow!"

Zhu Jianshen looked at the eunuch beside him and said, "Huai'en, please go to Anxi Palace!"

"promise!"

At this moment, a sound suddenly came from outside.

"Your Majesty, I have something important to report!"

"Wang Zhi, what's wrong?"

"Your Majesty, I have received a secret report that a flood has occurred in Xiaofeng. Is there perhaps a hidden reason?"

Xiaofeng flood?

Zhu Jianshen naturally knew about it a long time ago.

Now, when he heard Wang Zhi say that there was another hidden secret, he immediately became serious.

"Your Majesty, the Jinyiwei commander, Su Qing, was in Fujian investigating the murder of Lin Zhennan, the governor of Fujian, and the eunuch Gu Jinfu was implicated. Gu Jinfu resisted and was killed.

Later, he accidentally discovered the clue of Xiaofeng Copper Mine and went to Xiaofeng.

Su Qing is an upright person and hates those who are despicable and servile the most.

I'm worried that he's too murderous, so please order him to go to Jiangxi."

Zhu Jianshen snorted coldly: "Are you too murderous?
I think the killing is too light. These termites and garbage must all die!

Wang Zhi, I order you to deliver this message swiftly, eight hundred miles away. Tell Su Qing to not worry about anything and capture whoever is implicated.

If there is resistance, we will plow through the house and destroy the whole place, and kill them first and report to the emperor later! ”

Wang Zhi was a little confused.

Seeing Cao Zhengchun enter the palace late at night, he thought Cao Zhengchun was exaggerating and using Gu Jinfu's death to plot against Su Qing. This might cause His Majesty to be dissatisfied with Su Qing.

The two are allies, and they prosper together.

Yu Huatian first explained the situation in Fujian.

He then revealed the secret of the Xiaofeng flood in an attempt to divert His Majesty's attention.

Unexpectedly, His Majesty seemed to want to reward those who killed Gu Jinfu without authorization.

Although he was puzzled, Yu Huatian quickly made arrangements.

(End of this chapter)